work against the clock

基本解釋

Sharpen your reflexes and work your technique flight for a race against the clock panting.
為了爭取比賽的時間要加強你的反應(yīng)能力并提高你的飛行技巧。
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Right now , the number 1 task is to work against the clock to save lives. Every single minute and every single second counts.
“現(xiàn)在第一位的工作是抓緊時間”救人，多爭取一分一秒的時間就可能多搶救出一個被困者。”
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They work against the clock to get the meat on the table while the animal it came from (usually fish, shrimp, squid, etc) is still alive and twitching.
在這些海鮮被撈起來后（通常是魚、蝦、魷魚、或是其它），他們就必須爭分奪秒地在它們還活著，能掙扎的時候取得肉。